Pronunciation

In this video, you ​learn about how Americans greet each other in informal situations. You will also learn how to ask clarification questions by beginning your sentence with a statement, then making your voice go up at the end of the sentence to form a question.

Learning Strategy

Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective. The learning strategy for this lesson is Ask Questions to Clarify.

In the video you see Anna ask Pete about the gym. She uses a statement and a question word together to clarify Pete's directions to the gym. Pete says,"The gym is across from the lounge." Later, Anna asks him, "The gym is across from … what?"

Write to us in the Comments section or send us an email about how you ask questions to clarify what you want to know. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more details on teaching this strategy.

Listening Quiz

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Listening Quiz - Lesson 6: Where is the gym?

New Words

across from – prep. on the opposite side from (someone or something)

behind - prep. in or to a place at the back of or to the rear of (someone or something)​

elevator – n. a machine used for carrying people and things to different levels in a building

every – adj. used to describe how often some repeated activity or event happens or is done

gym – n. a room or building that has equipment for sports activities or exercise

lobby – n. a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater)

lounge – n. a room with comfortable furniture for relaxing

mailroom – n. a room in which mail is processed and sorted

next to – prep. at the side of (someone or something)

parking garage – n. a building in which people usually pay to park their cars, trucks, etc.

rooftop – n. the cover or top of a building or vehicle

work out – phrasal verb to perform athletic exercises in order to improve your health or physical fitness

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Free Materials

Word Book

Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.

Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to talk about the location of rooms in an apartment building.

For Teachers

Lesson Plan - Lesson 6

See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.